Julian Menendez | Contributing Writer Behind Academic Center Two, near the Bayview parking lot, sits a small butterfly garden that has become forgotten and overgrown. For months, litter grew to replace butterflies and small critters as its primary residents. Early on Sunday, members of the BBC Science Club gathered to change that. Armed with gloves, […]
Candidates and students gathered together in Graham Center to listen to FIU’s Student Government Association candidates debate and lay out their initiatives on Feb. 21. BBC Governor candidates The first up were the Biscayne Bay Campus candidates for governor, Reubens Bravo of the Gold and Blue party, and Jabari Baptiste of The Future is You […]
Alba Rosa | Assistant News Director On Nov. 15, Vice Dean of the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Diann Newman sat alone while the heavy rain droplets hit her window. She was disappointed that the scavenger hunt she hosted for international students received no turnout. As part of International Education Week, the hospitality […]
sabel Rivera | Contributing Writer Art, environmentalism and the Miami-Dade County administration collided on Monday, July 17 as the FIU Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator hosted an official Miami-Dade County proclamation for Geographies of Trash Day. The event marked the acknowledgment and support of South Florida-based graffiti artist David Anasagasti’s, popularly known as Ahol Sniffs […]
Dioslyn Oliva | Staff Writer The Biscayne Bay Campus administration tried over the years to address student concerns regarding meal options. Yet through constant food shortages, limited hours of operation and lack of restaurant options, they continue to miss the mark. College students are typically in and out of class and we need food to […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board With a heavy heart, we must say it’s time for the Biscayne Bay and Modesto Maidique campuses to go their separate ways — their unique and valuable qualities deplete if we continue to keep them connected. The divide was truly highlighted by a traffic fiasco early in the semester, in which 151st […]
Maya Washburn / News Director A former FIU student has been charged with a violent hate crime against a man over the victim’s sexual orientation. Oleh Makarenko, 21, computer science major at FIU as of summer 2021, was arrested on March 10 alongside his parents Inna Makarenko, 44, and Yevhen Makarenko, 43. Their offenses were […]
Guido Gonzalez / Assistant Entertainment Director First-time members and regulars can start up their workout routines at FIU’s Wellness and Recreation Center. Both campuses have reopened their gym doors, ensuring a safe and hygienic environment in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Members who plan on working out at the rec center, need to follow a […]
Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer In early August, the first of what would soon become thousands of dead fish shored up next to FIU’s Biscayne Bay campus. Large numbers of our most precious ecosystem contributors seemed to have been systematically killed by some invisible culprit. These dead fish are just the most recent in a long chain […]
Maritza De Armas/Staff Writer Creativity shined through as the open submissions phase of the 2020 Student Literary Awards came to a close. The Student Literary Awards is an annual competition hosted by the Creative Writing program on the Biscayne Bay Campus. Students of all majors who were enrolled in the fall 2019 and spring 2020 […]
Guido Gonzalez/Staff Writer For three days out of the week, students and faculty in the Biscayne Bay Campus will often walk by a wide assortment of necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets. Maria Marta Kaploian has been selling jewelry at her stand for seven years at BBC to the point where she has become a familiar […]
Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Steve Sauls loves kayaking in Biscayne Bay every morning, but he’s afraid that he won’t be able to for much longer. The former vice president of Governmental Relations says that in his retirement he prefers to spend his time out on the water—when it’s safe enough to do so. “I go out […]
